Stock-indicator.



Pat-ented Aug. 7, 1917.

s. w. HEAD.

STOCK INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED HY 17. l916.

457 Wewi SILAS W. BEAJD, OF CORVALLIS, OREG'ON.

STOCK-INDICATOR.

Specfication of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. '7, 1917.

Application flled May 17, 1916. Serial No. 98,114.

To all 'wlwm t may concern;

Be it known that| I, SrLAs W. READ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cor'vallis, in the county of Benton, State of Oregon, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Stock-Indicators; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to stock indicators vand particularly to anindicator for specifying the condition of a mercantile stock the units-of which consst of automobile tires, it being understood however thatthe indicator can be utilized with equal facility in connection withother mercantile stocks.

In retailing stocks made up of relatively large and cumbersome unitssuch as automobile tires it is diflicult to keep track of the conditionof the stock `and as a result much labor is ndulged in at times tolocate the particular unit of the stock desired only to discover thatsuch unit is not on hand. It

`is therefore the purpose of the present invention to provide anindicator which can be easily operated as each sale is made so as toshow at all times the exact condition of the stock 'and thereby avoiduseless hunting for a particular unit of the stock as Well as enablingthe merchant to always keep his stock supplied with the necessaryiunits.

With the above and other objects in View the invention consists in thedetails of construction and in the arrangement and combination of partsto be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail reference will ,be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in the several Views, and in which Figure 1 is afront elevation of a stock indicator constructed in accordance with theinvention and adapted for use in the business of re'oailing automobiletires;

Fig. 2, a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3, a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4, a perspective view of one of the registering' cylinders Fig. 5,a perspective View of the upper' journal bar, and

Fig. 6, a perspective View of 'the lower journal bar.

Referring to the drawings the invention is shown as comprising a casingA including a front member 10. This front member is provided on itsouter side with va plurality of Vertical rulings 11 forming Verticalcolumns 12 and a plurality of horizontal rulings 13 forminghorizontal'columns 14:. It will of course be obvious that the rulings 11'and 13 intersect each other and delineate spaces common to both theVertical and horizontal columns. Mounted on the front member 10 in theVertical column 12 farthest to the left and in line with each horizontalcolumn 14 is a card holder in which cards are adapted to be insertedhaving indicated thereon the size of`a tire, such card holder beingindicated at 16. Mounted on the front member 10 above the fourverticalcolumns 12 next to the Vertical column in which the holders 15 aredisposed is a card holder 17 removably oarrying a card 18 havingindicated thereon the name of a standard tire and beneath this name inlline with respective Vertical columns indications setting forth certaincharacteristics of the particular make of tire specified on the card. Inthis instance these characteristis are indicated as follows- Q D. Smoothmeaning quick detachable smooth; Q D. Safety meaning quick detachableSafety; S. S. Smooth meaning straight side smooth; and S. S. Safetymeaning straight side Safety. It will of course be understood ythat theindicator can be enlarged and the arrangementjust described on the front10 for as many makes of tires' as is desired.

The front 10 is provided in the Vertical columns 12 just beneath eachhorizontal ruling 13 with a slot 19 and beneath each slot with asubstantially square opening 20. The purpose of these slots andopening-s will presently appear. portion of the casingis a transverselyextending journal bar 21, while another transversely extending journalbar 22 is secured in the lower portion of the casing. These bars 21 and22 are connected by journal rods 'positioned centrally of respectiveVertical columns 12 in which the slots 19 and opening's 20 are disposed.Mounted in the casing' A between the bars 21 ancl 22 is a plurality ofintermediate journal bars 2-1 disposed directly to the rear of thehorizontal rulings 13. It will be noted that the journal rods 23 alsopass through the bars 211. Rotatably mounted on the rods 28 between theSecured in the upper bar 21 and the uppermost bar 24 and betweenadjacent bars 24 and between the lowermost barl 24 and the bar 22 are re'stering cylinders 25 each of which embo ies a knurled flan e 26 whichprojects through the adj acent sot 19 whereby the cylinders 'canybeconveniently rotated by the hand when desired. Each cylinder 25 hasindicated around its periphery a plurality of.

operate with respective knurled flanges 26.l

fThe manner of usingthe indicator will be obvious. 'Byl referring toFig. 1 the for a particular make of 34 x 4 straight side merchantinfthev event of na customer asking smooth tire Would refer to 'theindicator and following -the requisite Vertical column down until he'reached the horizontal column indicating the. size 34 x 4 and then takethe reading of the register cylinder `common to the two columns whichreadin "'indicates zero and shows that no tire's wit the char--acteristicsdesired are in stock.v `,Thu's a reminder is established to`replenishv the stock' unit with this particular characteristic. Should acustomer desire'a particular` make of 34 x 4*quick,detachab1e smoothtire 'the same process is resortedto after shifting to the-desiredVertical column. LUnder these conditions the reading of the indicatorshows five such tires in 'stock and if the sale isconsummated the'particular registering cylinder 25 is manually v'rotated by engagingtheknurled flange 26 with the thumb so as to bring the number 4on saidcylinder in 'registration with the adjacent opening 27. w In the case ofmanufacturers orw excepa large tionally large dealers who carxy stock ofeach size and' type o tire two v'Vertical columns and a pair ofcylinders lcan be employed for indicating'thenumber of each size andtype in stock owing.

to the impossibility to place the necessaryV series of numbers on asingle cylinder. For instance, by referring to Fig. 1 if two Verticalcolumns werel employed for a quick detachable smooth tire there would beeighty-three 32 x 4 such 'tires according to the reading on theindicator shown.

While one particular' form of carrying the invention into practice hasbeen, illustrated and described it will be obvious that various changescan be resorted to without departing from the scope of the invention asset forth in the appended claim and it will be further obvious that theindicator can be'utilized for the purposes intended in connection withvarious types of mer-` cantile stock' What is claimed is n A stockindicaftor comprising a casin having its front ruledl to form Verticalan horizontal columns, said columns having stock unit characteristicsindicated therein 'respectively, the spaces on the front of' the casingcommon to said columns having openings therein respectively', spacedhorizontal journal bars in said casing, Vertical journal'rods passingthrough said journal bars, cylinders rotatably mounted on thelrods'between said bars, each cylinder being provided with avcircumscribing flange projectingthrough the related openingin thevcasing and l'said cyln'ders each having numbernthereon adapted tobesuccessively obsei'ved through another of said openings astli'cylinder 1s rotated, rearwardl directed fingers on the journal bars,and at'eral ex- .tensions on the free ends 'of said fingers yieldinglycoperating with the flange on the cylmder beneath to hold saidcylinderagainst rotation; i

' l`In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the `presen'ce of twowitne'sses.

v SHJAS WyREAD.

wanesses J W. MORGAN, C. G. BLAKELY. f

